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Visual tools based on citizen data for improving communication of severe weather events: co-author, University of Zurich, $25,000

Departmental teaching commendation: University of Utah

3D Geospatial Visualization of Sociocultural Data for Improved Decision-Making: co-author, Army Research Lab, $40,000

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Ian Ruginski

Interdisciplinary researcher with a PhD in psychology and 6+ years of quantitative and qualitative research experience. I leverage theories of emotions, visual processing, and spatial cognition to study navigation and memory in virtual environments & influence the design of data visualizations.

I have coauthored many peer-reviewed scientific articles and taught and developed R learning materials for PhD level social-science statistics classes.

Education

PhD. Psychology, Cognition & Neural Science area

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

2018 - 2013

  • Conducted and published research on data visualization design, spatial navigation in real, virtual, and desktop environments, & effects of emotions on perception and navigation.

B.A., Cognitive Science, Religious Studies

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY

2015 - 2009

Research Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow

Geographic Information and Visualization Group

University of Zurich

2020 - 2019

  • Developed and analyzed behavioral studies to evaluate digital displays and maps, including using eye-tracking, biometric, and questionnaire data
  • Managed multiple projects while advising M.S. and Ph.D students.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Spatial Cognition & Navigation Project

University of Utah

2019 - 2018

  • Go-to statistician on multiple projects; researched combined effects of culture and behavior on navigation and spatial memory.
  • Data wrangling, analysis, and visualization for database across 6 international fieldsites in the U.S., Africa, and South America.

Data Science Fellow

Sorenson Impact Center

Salt Lake City, UT

2018 - 2017

  • Worked on public and private sector projects implementing impact measurement.
  • Provided customized data diagnostics, visualizations, and reports for clients.
  • Learned and implemented best practices around data security and version control.

Teaching Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

2018 - 2013

  • TA & lecturer for Graduate Quantitative Methods I & II, Structural Equation Modeling.
  • Taught graduate students data processing, analysis, and interpretation pipeline in R.
  • Topics included multilevel models, causal inference, measurement, generalized linear modeling, & time-based models.

Department Statistical Consultant

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

2018 - 2017

  • Consulted for statistical & code problems on a case by case basis.